Richard Thompson, “Walking on a Wire” from Acoustic Classics (2014): One Track Mind
Richard Thompson takes an old favorite, and does an unexpected thing.
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One Track Mind: Elvis Costello, Jim James + Marcus Mumford, “Nothing To It” from Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes (2014)
You can tell their heart is in it. But something important is off.
Jackson Browne, “The Birds of St. Marks” from ‘Standing in the Breach’ (2014): One Track Mind
Jackson Browne explores a Byrds-ian jangle on this full-band version of a song for Nico that’s been laying around since 1970.
One Track Mind: John Mellencamp, “Troubled Man” from Plain Spoken (2014)
A canny combination of the Mellencamp of old and the Mellencamp of today.
One Track Mind: Bob Dylan, “Full Moon and Open Arms” (2014)
It may be a Sinatra song, but Dylan sticks close to his more recent sound.
One Track Mind: Justin Hayward, “One Day Someday” from Spirits … Live (2014)
Hayward has never sounded closer to the material, or closer to us.
One Track Mind: Steve Rothery Band, “The Old Man of the Sea” from Live In Rome (2014)
Despite a lengthy stint with Marillion, something clicks with these new faces.
One Track Mind: Gary Moore, “If the Devil Made Whiskey” from Live at Bush Hall (2014)
This makes Moore’s case again as one of modern blues’ most visceral voices.
Simon Phillips, “Moments of Fortune” from ‘Protocol II’ (2014): One Track Mind
Simon Phillips’ “Moments of Fortune” says a lot about what the ex-Toto drummer hopes to accomplish on his own.
One Track Mind: Nancy Wilson with DIVA, “All My Tomorrows” from A Swingin’ Life (2014)
She remains a wonder of range and sassy interpretation.
